The Jan. 19th online auction through Pook & Pook features an eclectic mix, from American decorative arts and porcelain to gameboards, and pewter. Read More +
Decorative arts, calligraphy, baskets in the spotlight of online auction Jan. 19
Antiques
Illustrations for classic children’s literature headlining sale
Art illustrations from three classic children’s books, Madeline, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, are each expected to fetch a minimum of $10,000, and are among the expected headlining lots of Swann’s Jan. 22 sale. Read More +
Old silver inspires bidding frenzy in New Orleans
Impressive silver flatware sets, including a 117-piece set of Reed & Barton “Love Disarmed”, were among the highlights of a three-day auction presented by the New Orleans Auction Galleries . Read More +
National cash register sure to ring up bidder interest
A late 19th-century National Cash Register is an expected stand-out of a Jan. 31 auction featuring two-generation, 70-plus year collections of a mother-daughter estates, offered by Specialists of the South. Read More +
Fulper Pottery: Early efficiency segues to modern elegance
Ushered by progressive master craftsmen, Fulper Pottery’s transition from producing practical wares, to creating enduring decorative Arts & Crafts designs, is an unlikely journey of which collectors are sometimes unaware. Read More +
Inaugural decorative arts sale offering royal missives
Works by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Tiffany Studios are headlining Los Angeles Auction House’s first live Fine & Decorative Arts Sale, Jan. 15. Read More +
Sandwich banquet lamp set to light up Jan. 31 sale
A rare frosted Madonna night-clock lamp by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., circa 1875, poised to fetch between $3,000 to $5,000, is expected to be among the highlights in Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ first auction of the 2015, set for Jan. 31. Read More +
Russian gold and enamel cufflinks may rise to $30K during Jan. 12 sale
The Jan. 12 auction at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches consists of 350 lots, including a unique pair of Russian gold and blue enamel cufflinks which may command $30,000. Read More +
19th century Federal mahogany musical case clock may strike $70,000
A Federal mahogany musical tall case clock from 1815 is one of hundreds of eclectic pieces set to cross the auction block Jan. 17 during Pook & Pook, Inc.’s first sale of 2015, an Americana auction. Read More +
Crocked Up: Singing the praises of stoneware
In the latest installment of his Bottle Treasures Uncorked column, Mike Polak sheds some light on stoneware and crocks, which are commonly seen at shows, but rarely a topic of discussion, he says. Read More +